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Unpublished paper, 'Description of an ellipse-plate, or instrument for describing ellipses' by W [William] Barnes

Reference number: AP/14/2

Date: 1830

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Barnes describes his invention of an instrument to be used for drawing ellipses on paper. He explains the design and construction of the instrument as well as how to hold the instrument to operate it effectively. Includes two diagrams in the text. The covering letter for this paper is found at AP/14/1/1.

Subject: Mathematics / Scientific Instruments

Reference number
AP/14/2
Earliest possible date
1830
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, 'Description of an ellipse-plate, or instrument for describing ellipses' by W [William] Barnes, 1830, AP/14/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_14_2/unpublished-paper-description-of-an-ellipse-plate-or-instrument-for-describing-ellipses-by-w-william-barnes, accessed on 15 February 2025

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